Chapters

I.5 Particle frequencies in Homer, Pindar, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Herodotus, and Thucydides

Acknowledgments This work originated in a team project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) through an Emmy-Noether program. The idea of a five-year collaboration—modeled after normal practice in academic fields other than the Humanities—and the generosity of the grant enabled us to become an internationally active group. The biggest thanks is therefore for the Humanities section of the DFG board committee, for selecting the proposal, funding it, and granting us… Read more

I.4 General conclusions

Particles in Ancient Greek Discourse: Exploring Particle Use Across Genres Table of Contents Part I. Foundations Acknowledgments I.1 General introduction (AB, AD, MdK) 1.1 The extent of the project §§2-31.2 Goals §§4-71.3 The term “particle” §§8-111.4 The discourse approach: Key concepts §§12-171.5 A discourse approach to ancient Greek particles §§18-211.6 Guiding questions §221.7 Outline of the work §§23-33          1.7.1 Part I… Read more

I.3 Approaches to particles and discourse markers

Particles in Ancient Greek Discourse Exploring Particle Use Across Genres   Anna Bonifazi, Annemieke Drummen, Mark de Kreij*   Part I: Foundations In this introductory part, all three authors are represented. The prologue and epilogue, here gathered in one volume, are co-authored. Chapter I.2, on the study of particles in ancient Greek and Roman scholarship, was written by Mark de Kreij. Chapter I.3, on modern approaches to particles… Read more

Authors’ Note

II.1 Introduction §1. Homer and Pindar [1] represent the earliest and most important poetic genres of Archaic and Classical Greece: epic and lyric. Similar to drama, epic and lyric performance was social, interactive, and often ritual. There was a rhythm to Homeric epic and a melody to Pindaric song that is lost to us, which can at best be approximated with the aid of meter. Read more

Bibliography

Bibliography Ambaglio, D. 1980. L’opera storiografica di Ellanico di Lesbo. Pisa. Ameling, W. 2004. “Wohltäter im hellenistischen Gymnasion.” In Das hellenistische Gymnasion, ed. D. Kah and P. Scholz, 129–161. Berlin. Arrighetti, G. 1987. Poeti, eruditi e biografi: momenti della riflessione dei Greci sulla letteratura. Pisa. Asheri, D. 1991–1992. “The Art of Synchronization in Greek… Read more

Plates

Plates [Due to copyright restrictions, the images included in the print version of this book are not available for reproduction online. Where possible, those images have been replaced by line drawings, open source images, or links to relevant citation information.] Plate 1. The Parian Marble, section A. Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, inv. ANChandler.2.23. Photo ©Ashmolean Museum. [To view a version of the image, visit the… Read more